Catholic sisters and nuns in the United States
Numbers

-
Sisters
Change
Orders
Change
1720
0
0
0
0
1730
14
+14
1
+1
1840
900
+886
15
+14
1900
50,000
+49,100
170
+155
1930
135,000
+85,000
300
+130
1965
180,000
+45,000
300+
+
1970
161,000
19,000
300+
n/a
1975
135,000
26,000
300+
n/a
1980
127,000
8,000
300+
n/a
1985
115,000
12,000
300+
n/a
1990
103,000
12,000
300+
n/a
1995
91,000
12,000
300+
n/a
2000
80,000
11,000
300*
n/a
2005
69,000
11,000
250+
n/a
2010
58,000
11,000
250*
n/a
2014
50,000
8,000
200+
n/a

Question: How did the number of catholic nuns grow within the United States from 1840 to 1930?
Answer: The Catholic sisters and nuns numbers grew from 900 sisters in 15 in 1840, 50,000 in 170 orders in 1900, and 135,000 in 300 different orders by 1930 in the United States.